This is the story of the hardest leg workout ever. Please – DON”T try the sample workout I’ve provided unless you are 1) masochistic 2) like vomiting or 3) for some crazy reason just like really hard workouts.

Thanks

– Forest

It was the winter of 2003. I had just finished my senior year of college football and was getting ready for the draft in the spring. I had two college all-star games coming soon, prospects of the NFL combine, and pro scouts scheduled to visit my college campus in a couple of short months …

At this point in the game, a players stock can rise or fall a huge amount. Shaving a tenth or two off your 40 time, adding an inch or two to your vertical jump, adding a few reps to your 225 bench press rep test can mean moving up several spots – or in some rare cases, even rounds – in the draft. Which can amount to, well, a lot of dough

I was training with a couple of other players my agent represented at a facility in the San Francisco bay area … and it was unique experience to say the least. We’d get up in the morning, eat breakfast, and go train for a couple of hours. Then, mid-day, we’d get rest up, eat lunch, take a nap, get a massage, whatever … and then hit it again for about two more hours in the afternoon. Then we’d head back to the hotel, sleep for 9 or 10 hours, and repeat – six days a week. For six weeks straight.

I made, hands-down, the most amazing gains of my life during this time period. My vertical jump went up from 33 to 36 inches – and I weighed 308 at the time! I also hit 32 reps of 225 in a row on the bench press and got my 40 time below 4.9 …

The point of the story that you can apply to your own training is this, though – the way I was able to accomplish so much in such a short time period was due to three big factors:

1) total focus – I lived, ate and breathed training. May or may not be possible for you and your current life situation.

2) lots of recovery time – also, may or may not be possible for you and your current life situation.

3)incredibly hard training– without a doubt possible for you and your current life situation. And that’s what I hope you take away from this post …

My Hardest Leg Workout Ever

My trainer knew I had strong legs and was a big back squatter. But he also knew I typically lifted heavy … and that strength endurance wasn’t my strong point (at the time).

So, one day when he was feeling especially mean and I didn’t have any events/tests/etc. on the schedule for a couple of weeks, he put me through his 10×10 back squat workout. It went something like this:

Pick a weight you can back squat 15 times MAX.

Do 10 sets of 10 with it, resting exactly 60 seconds between sets.

Also, make sure to use a 3-0-3 tempo during the sets – that is, take 3 seconds to lower the weight and 3 seconds to lift it. So 10 reps should take you a full 60 seconds to complete.

Collapse, vomit, lose consciousness, etc.

Sounds so simple … but oh is it so hard I had the deepest soreness I’ve ever experienced in my legs after this workout. I literally had to hold the hand rail to go to the bathroom for two or three days afterwards. I did it with a training partner – and he threw up not once, not twice, but three times – during the workout!

And that’s the story of my hardest leg workout ever. If you want to try something like it, this is a kettlebell squat workout I put together to smoke the living hell out of your legs … but, be warned. It is very hard

10×10 Double KB Front Squat Workout

Pick two kettlebells you can front squat 15 times MAX.

Do 10 sets of 10 with them, resting exactly 60 seconds between sets.

Also, make sure to use a 3-0-3 tempo during the sets – that is, take 3 seconds to lower the weight and 3 seconds to lift it. So 10 reps should take you a full 60 seconds to complete.

Collapse, vomit, lose consciousness, etc.

In summary, I hope you learned something from this post about the importance of training hard to reach your goals. You don’t have to throw up to make gains – but you do need to push yourself. Do this on a consistent basis, and you’re well on your way to reaching your ultimate kettlebell fitness goals!